IP Library Patent Application 10578985
Patent Application
App. No. 10/578,985

Automobile body part

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
10/578,985
Filed
May 11, 2006
Art Unit
1784
USPC
428/654
Abstract

In a car body or component of a car body with at least one first component of sheet metal of a first aluminium alloy (A) and at least one second component of sheet metal of a second aluminium alloy (B), the first and second aluminium alloy are of type AlMgSi and in the sheet metal of the second aluminium alloy (B) a substantial part of the elements Mg and Si, which are required to achieve artificial ageing in solid solution, is present in the form of separate Mg 2 Si and/or Si particles in order to avoid artificial ageing. As well as common recycling of process scrap in the production of the various components and simple scrap recycling of the body parts from the end of life car, by reduction of the hardening capacity of the second component during artificial ageing of the body as part of the paint baking cycle, the car body has an improved impact protection for pedestrians in comparison with solutions according to the prior art.

Claims (50)

1 . A sheet metal AlMqSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part, wherein a substantial part of the Mg and Si in the sheet metal alloy, which are required to achieve artificial ageing in solid solution, are present as separate Mg 2 Si and/or Si particles in to avoid artificial ageing.

2 . A sheet metal AlMqSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium alloy consists essentially of:

0.6 to 1.2 weight percent silicon;

0.3 to 0.8 weight percent magnesium;

max. 0.8 weight percent copper;

max. 0.4 weight percent iron;

max. 0.3 weight percent manganese;

max. 0.2 weight percent vanadium;

with production-related contaminants and aluminium as the remainder.

3 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium alloy consists essentially of:

0.25 to 0.60 weight percent silicon;

0.25 to 0.60 weight percent magnesium;

0.25 to 0.30 weight percent copper;

max. 0.40 weight percent iron,

max. 0.30 weight percent manganese;

max. 0.20 weight percent vanadium;

with production-related contaminants, individually a maximum of 0.05 weight percent, total maximum of 0.15 weight percent, and aluminium as the remainder.

4 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 3 , wherein the aluminium alloy contains 0.30 to 0.50 weight percent silicon.

5 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim [ 3 or] 4 , wherein the aluminium alloy contains 0.30 to 0.50 weight percent magnesium.

6 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 3 , wherein the aluminium alloy contains a maximum of 0.20 weight percent copper.

7 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile was body part according to claim 6 , wherein the aluminium alloy contains 0.05 to 0.20 weight percent iron.

8 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 7 , wherein the aluminium alloy contains a maximum of 0.15 weight percent vanadium.

9 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 8 , wherein the aluminium alloy contains 0.10 weight percent manganese.

10 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 9 , wherein the automobile body part is as an inner panel of a body part, a hood, a trim part, a structural component or a reinforcing element in the front part of an automobile body.

11 . A sheet metal AlMgSi type aluminium alloy automobile body part according to claim 9 , wherein the automobile panel is as a deep-drawn body part with good bending behavior.

12 . An automobile body or component thereof comprising first and second AlMgSi type aluminum alloy sheet metal components, wherein after articifical ageing of the body of component thereof the second component has lower mechanical strength than the first component, wherein at least in the sheet metal of the second aluminium alloy, before artificial ageing of the body or body part, a substantial part of the elements Mg and Si, which are required to achieve artificial ageing in solid solution, is present in the form of separate Mg 2 Si and/or Si particles in order to avoid artificial ageing.

13 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 12 , wherein at least the first aluminium alloy component consists essentially of:

0.6 to 1.2 weight percent silicon;

0.3 to 0.8 weight percent magnesium;

max. 0.8 weight percent copper;

max. 0.4 weight percent iron;

max. 0.3 weight percent manganese,

max. 0.2 weight percent vanadium: and

production-related contaminants with aluminium as the remainder.

14 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 13 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component consists essentially of:

0.25 to 0.60 weight percent silicon;

0.25 to 0.60 weight percent magnesium;

0.05 to 0.30 weight percent copper;

max. 0.40 weight percent iron;

max. 0.30 weight percent manganese,

max. 0.20 weight percent vanadium, and

production-related contaminants, individually a maximum of 0.05 weight percent total maximum of 0.15 weight percent, with aluminium as the remainder.

15 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 14 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component contains 0.30 to 0.50 weight percent silicon.

16 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 15 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component contains 0.30 to 0.50 weight percent magnesium.

17 . An automobile body or component thereof according to any of claims 14 to 16 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component contains a maximum of 0.20 weight percent copper.

18 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 17 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component contains 0.05 to 0.20 weight percent iron.

19 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 18 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component contains a maximum of 0.15 weight percent vanadium.

20 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 19 , wherein the second aluminium alloy component contains a maximum of 0.10 weight percent manganese.

21 . An automobile body or component thereof according to claim 20 , wherein the second are inner panels of an automobile body part, a hood, a trim part, a structural component or a reinforcing element for the front part of a car body.

22 . An automobile body or component thereof according to 20 , wherein the second components are deep-drawn with good bending behavior.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2011
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: NOVELIS CORPORATION; NOVELIS INC.
Reel/Frame 025576/0905 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2011
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: NOVELIS INC.; NOVELIS NO. 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Reel/Frame 025578/0180 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2011
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: NOVELIS INC.; NOVELIS NO.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Reel/Frame 025580/0904 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2011
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: NOVELIS CORPORATION; NOVELIS INC.
Reel/Frame 025581/0024 →
COLLATERAL AGENT SUBSTITUTION Recorded Sep 22, 2008
From: LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 021590/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 24, 2007
From: NOVELIS CORPORATION; NOVELIS INC.
To: LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
Reel/Frame 019744/0223 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 24, 2007
From: NOVELIS CORPORATION; NOVELIS INC.
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 019744/0240 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2007
From: NOVELIS INC.; NOVELIS NO. 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
To: LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
Reel/Frame 019744/0262 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 17, 2007
From: NOVELIS INC.; NOVELIS NO. 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 019714/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2006
From: BASSI, CORRADO; TIMM, JUERGEN
To: NOVELIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 018192/0328 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2006
From: BASSI, CORRADO; TIMM, JUERGEN
To: NOVELIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 018121/0091 →